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A Comparative Study of Agility among Handball and
Basketball Male Player
Parmod Kumar
Assistant Audit Officer O/o the Pr. Accountant General (Audit) Haryana, Chandigarh, India
Abstract: The aim of the study was to find out the agility among handball and Basketball male players. The subjects of the study were
fifteen handball and basketball players with in age of 19 to 24 years. All players are different colleges of C.D.L.U, (Sirsa). The data was
collected during their university camp. To measure the agility the Shuttle Run was used. The ‘t’ test was in use to compare agility between
handball and basketball players. The ‘p’ value was in use to find significant different between handball and basketball players. The level of
significance value was in use is 0.05. Result: For analysis and interpretation of the collected data, there was significant difference in agility
between handball and basketball players. Basket Ball players are having good agility compare to Hand Ball Players because the Basket Ball
are involved more in short running and agility type of Movements in game.
Keywords: Agility, Shuttle Run, Handball, Basketball, University Camp
1. Introduction
Agility is the ability to change the direction of the body in
an efficient and effective manner and to achieve this
requires a combination of balance, static balance, dynamic
balance and co-ordination. In sports, agility is often defined
in terms of an individual sport, due to it being an integration
of many components each used differently (specific to all of
sorts of different sports). Sheppard and Young (2006)
defined agility as a "rapid whole body movement with
change of velocity or direction in response to a stimulus".
Basketball is a sport played between two teams normally
consisting of five or more players. Each team has five
players on the basketball court at any given time. The
objective is to score more points than the other team, with
points being scored by shooting a ball through a basketball
hoop (or basket), which is located ten feet above the ground.
The two teams shoot at opposite goals. In order to move
while in possession of the ball, a player must be dribbling,
or bouncing the ball. The number of points awarded a player
for successfully shooting the ball through his team's goal
varies according to the circumstance. The most common
scenario is the two-point play, wherein a player scores two
points for making a basket anywhere inside the "3-point
line" while the ball is in play. A semicircular line (the threepoint line) marks the area beyond which, if a player makes a
basket, three points are awarded for the shot. One point is
given to a player upon successfully making a free throw, or
a foul shot.
Handball is a name that can refer to a long row of different
games but this website is as mentioned above dedicated to
European handball. European handball is a game where two
teams, each comprised of seven players (six outfield players
and a goalkeeper), meet on a handball court. The goal of the
game is to score by throwing the ball into to the goal of the
other team. The handball court is a rectangle divided into
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two halves. Each half has a goal at the end of it. In front of
the goal there is a zone in which only the goalkeeper is
allowed to step, but all outfield players are allowed to jump
over it as long as they let go of the ball before they hit the
ground. The zone stretches 6 meters from the goal and is
marked by the 6 meter line. Outside the 6 meter line there is
a 9 meter line. The 6 and 9 meter lines play important roles
in the game as they form the basis for the formation of the
teams. The winning team is whatever team has scored the
most goals after 2 x 30 minutes. Handball is quick game
with a lot of action. It is not unusual for a game to feature
50-60 goals which means that there is often a goal every
minute or every other minute. A very large amount of the
offensives results in goals. Handball used to be a very
different game that what it is today. This is not due to
changes in the rules since those have remained largely the
same, but rather due to the players becoming better. It used
to be a lot fewer goals in the game. Historically, hand ball
used to feature about the same amount of goals as ice
hockey, but with better and better players the amount of
goals have increased to the point we are now and where it is
common for both teams to score more than 30 goals in a
game.
2. Method
The agility of handball players and basketball was taken in
shuttle run. The subjects of the study were fifteen handball
and basketball players with in age of 19 to 24 years. All
players are different colleges of C.D.L.U, (Sirsa). The data
was collected during their university camp. The data was
collected for each variable by administering their respective
tests. This test requires the person to run back and forth
between two parallel lines as fast as possible. Set up two
lines of cones 30 feet apart or use line markings, and place
two blocks of wood or a similar object behind one of the
lines. Starting at the line opposite the blocks, on the signal
"Ready Go" the participant runs to the other line, picks up a
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block and returns to place it behind the starting line, then
returns to pick up the second block, then runs with it back
across the line.
2.1 Scoring
Two or more trails may be performed, and the quickest time
was recorded. Results were recorded to the nearest tenth of a
second.
2.2 Testing Personnel
One trained tester can administer this test and record the
score and time. If he has a split-second timer, he may have
two students running at the same time. If two regular stop
watches are available, two timers can be used.
4. Conclusion and Discussion
It is concluded that Basket Ball female Players are having
good agility compare to Hand Ball female Players. The
basketball players are involved more in short running and
agility type of Movements in game.
References
[1] http://ezinearticles.com/?Introduction-toBasketball&id=257916
[2] http://www.handball09.com/
[3] http://www.topendsports.com/testing/tests/shuttle.htm
3. Results
Comparison of agility between handball and basketball
players.
Table 1
Agility
Handball
Players
Basketball
Players
Mean
SD
SED
Mean
Difference
DF
T
13.63
1.25
0.32
0.94
28
2.48
12.69
0.76
0.19
* .05 (level of significance)
According to Table 1, the mean of agility in handball
players and basketball players were 13.63 and 12.69
respectively, the SD of handball players and basketball
players were 1.25 and 0.76 respectively, the degree of
freedom was 28. Whereas the ‘t’ value 2.48 was found, so
we can say that the difference was significant at 0.05 which
prove that there are agility of basketball players better than
handball players.
Graph 1: Comparison of agility between handball and
basketball players
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